Pipe and cigar smokers have death rates lower than cigarette smokers. However, smoking cigars or pipes is far from safe.
Pipe smokers have an especially high risk of developing lip cancer.
- Pipe and cigar smokers have higher rates of dying from cancer of the mouth, throat or larynx then do cigarette smokers.
If you are a tobacco user and would like to quit, you are encouraged to see a nurse at the Parton Health Center, or call the Vermont Quit Line toll-free at 877-YES-QUIT (877-937-7848). Tobacco Cessation assistance is available.